[GRASS-SVN] r68426 - grass/trunk/vector/v.distance

[svn_grass at osgeo.org]

Author: neteler
Date: 2016-05-14 10:12:07 -0700 (Sat, 14 May 2016)
New Revision: 68426

Modified:
   grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/v.distance.html
Log:
v.distance manual: explain units of dmin and dmax

Modified: grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/v.distance.html
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--- grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/v.distance.html	2016-05-12 08:32:55 UTC (rev 68425)
+++ grass/trunk/vector/v.distance/v.distance.html	2016-05-14 17:12:07 UTC (rev 68426)
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 the attribute table attached to the first vector map, or printed to 
 'stdout'. A new vector map may be created where lines connecting 
 nearest points on features are written. <b>dmin</b> and/or 
-<b>dmax</b> can be used to limit the search radius.
+<b>dmax</b> can be used to limit the search radius (in lat-long locations
+to be given in meters since they are calculated as geodesic distances on
+a sphere).
 
 <p>
 For lines to lines, say line A to line B, <em>v.distance</em> calculates